Warren Branch

[Schooner]

I dunno mate, like all your work it looks pretty bloody good to me!

 

[chuffinghell]

I’m slowly getting my mojo back

 

 

Chimneys painted (just placed on for now) 

 

 

[Alister_G]

Your stock balancing is coming on a treat, a coach and a brakevan!

 

 

Al

[chuffinghell]

13 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

Your stock balancing is coming on a treat, a coach and a brakevan!

 

 

Al

[chuffinghell]

More messing about

 

 

And a mock up of the station building position, the wall is annoyingly not as flat as I thought it was so it’s the best I can do with what I have

 

 

 

Yes I’ve had to redo the roof, bargeboard and chimney on the station masters house due to a slight mishap  (that I’d rather not talk about how clumsy I can be sometimes)

 

However, turning a negative into a positive it’s given me the opportunity to do a better job of the chimney and I’ve positioned it flush with the back (hopefully to give the impression that it’s deeper than it actually is)

 

I’ve also done the flashing on the chimney before gluing the chimney on the roof, I just need to add micro strip around the base to hide any gaps....and there are gaps, I don’t think Peco gave much thought to the chimneys

 

Edited February 21, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

It’s amazing how such a small and silly thing like chimney pots can make a big and not so silly difference

 

 

Bargeboard made and painted, just the part I don’t like now.....watching paint dry!

 

 

The rod on the back is just a temporary thing to give me something to hold whist airbrushing

 

Once dry I can lightly weather it before gluing it on to cover the tan line on the station masters house

 

Edited February 21, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

I’ve had a e-mither from Narrow Planet to review the artwork which means I’ll hopefully getting the etched door signs soon

 

each one measures 1.5mm high and from the artwork look approx 6mm long (they would have been too long had I not opted for the narrow font)
 

 

I’ve gone for black on nickel silver, they should look quite good on the doors

 

I'm going to hold off on gluing in the doors until I’ve attached the signs

 

 

Edited February 22, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

I didn’t like the double doors that came with the Peco country station kit but only because each door would be too narrow for a sign so I’ve made a door made up of a full size single with glazing and half a full panel door, I’ve used thin styrene strip to frame around the perimeter to make up for difference in size which I’ll leave white (personal preference)

 

 

looks okay, I’m quite chuffed with how it’s worked out

 

Edited February 22, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

Well my mind is in the gutter again, I’ve started to add the gutters and downpipes

 

I've added 1.5mm strip to the underside of the gutters.....

 

.....mainly to give a larger surface area to attach them with but also to give the appearance of fascia boards

 

 

Also added very thin strips on the back of the downpipes to space them away from the wall enough to clear the step at the base of the building

 

 

I’m getting back into the swing of things now although I’m still yet to tidy up the layout room, I can’t imagine why I keep putting it off

 

 

Edited February 22, 2020 by chuffinghell
Correction of poor smelling and grandma

[chuffinghell]

I wonder if Peco expected us to completely ignore their instructions and happily hack away at their kits?

 

Sorry Peco, nothing personal 

 

Edited February 22, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

doors now painted and dry....ish

 

as previously mentioned I won’t attach them permanently until I’ve fitted the door signs and lightly weathered them but they’ve turned out quite nicely

 

Well that’s it for today as I really need to tidy up the pigsty

 

 

[chuffinghell]

Having struggled to find things and vastly reduced my work area I’ve gotten around to tidying up the layout room so I now know where everything is and more importantly I have a decent area to work on again

 

So I’m feeling much better in myself now and can crack on next week

 

Edited February 23, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

I know I’ve done it before but with having to redo the roof and chimney on the station masters house I think I’ve done the flashing a little bit neater this time?

 

I tackled it differently by adding it to the chimney first before attaching it to the roof which has worked out better than last time. I also took extra special care with the strip covering the gaps this time

 

Below is before and after adding the strip (0.25mm x 0.5mm evergreen stripstyrene) 

 

Before (chimney on the waiting room)

After (chimney on the station masters house)

Only subtle but having a gap between the chimney and roof.....

......even a teeny tiny one was affecting my OCD 

 

Edited February 23, 2020 by chuffinghell

[sb67]

Might only be subtle Chris but that sort of attention to detail does make a difference. 

[chuffinghell]

I don’t know if it’s of interest but I finally managed to have a little time to myself this afternoon to finish the flashing on the other chimneys so I’ve taken shots of each step

 

using 0.25x0.5mm styrene strip the start is pretty straight forward

 

 

Using an off cut roof section as a guide I bent the strip over the edge and cut it back

 

 

The ridge piece was a little more challenging, using an off cut ridge piece I formed the shape

 

The final step is to simply glue it in place one side at a time allowing the first side to cure before doing the second (not long to wait using plastic magic liquid cement)

 

 

End result

 

Hope that’s of help/interest to anyone

[Alister_G]

Very very clever. Great attention to detail, and as usual you do it so neatly.

 

Nice job Chris,

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

1 hour ago, Alister_G said:

Very very clever. Great attention to detail, and as usual you do it so neatly.

 

Nice job Chris,

 

Al.

Thanks Al

 

Having been inspired by yourself, @Stubby47 and many others I’m attempting to do the booking office interior

 

Ive not got a lot of room to play with though

 

Its just to give the impression of a booking office but I’m making it up as I go along without my usual ‘draw it on CAD first’ method

 

So this is Mark one of many no doubt 

[Alister_G]

That looks a good start.

 

Al

[chuffinghell]

1 hour ago, Alister_G said:

That looks a good start.

 

Al

Thanks Al

 

I’ve trial fitted it (hence the odd chunk cut out of the top edges) and give it a blast of primer

 

Its a shame the ‘planking’ isn’t more defined

 

You're welcome to take back the ‘neat work’ comment because it looks like I’ve cut out the ticket window with my teeth 

 

luckily I’ll be framing it so hopefully won’t look as horrendous

 

[chuffinghell]

 As rough as a badgers backside

 

 

But once it’s in place you’d be hard pushed to see much of it

 

Tomorrow I’ll paint the top half cream and paint up some doors.....and maybe put up some posters and a timetable

 

 

[chuffinghell]

In the end I’ve cheated and added a thin plasticard layer to the top half that I pre-painted before gluing it place

 

 

Surprisingly it appears to have turned out quite well

 

 

 

[Barnaby]

Wow what a difference that made, great work Chris.

 

Best

[sb67]

Great work Chris, I'm now thinking the next building I do I got to do the interior! The flashing looks fantastic as well 

[chuffinghell]

Unfortunately the poster boards are too big to fit so I may have to revert to plan B and print off my own or just paint up some notice boards I’ve got but otherwise I’m quite pleased

 

Still waiting for the paint on the doors to dry

 

 

Edited February 29, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

Not sure about the sign on the door but....